Environmental Science Minor, B.A., B.A.A., B.S.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

In order to sign an Environmental Science minor, students must hold a 2.5 or greater overall GPA. Students pursuing an Environmental Science minor are encouraged to meet with Departmental as well as College academic advisors.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (13 hours)

ENS 101QR	Of Earth and Us: Introduction to Environmental Science	3(2-2)
ENS 223	Biogeochemical Cycling in the Environment	4(4-0)
GEL 308	Water Resources and Hydrologic Processes	3(3-0)
MET 301	Climatology & Climate Change	3(3-0)

Electives (6-8 hours)

Select two of the following:

BIO 213	Foundations of Ecology	4(3-3)
BIO 240	Conservation of Natural Resources	3(3-0)
BIO 334/GEO 334	Soil Science	3(2-2)
BLR 521	Environmental Law and Policy	3(3-0)
CHM 211QR	Quantitative Analysis	4(2-6)
CHM 250WI	Water as Life, Death, and Power	3(3-0)
ECO 301	Environmental Economics	3(3-0)
GEL 130QR	Earth Processes	3(2-2)
GEL 380WI	Hydrogeology	3(2-3)
GEL 502	Aqueous Geochemistry	3(3-0)
GEO 203QR	Introduction to Geographic Information Science	3(2-2)
GEO 308	Fundamentals of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
HST 302	Comparative Environmental History	3(3-0)
MET 460WI	Global Climate Dynamics	3(3-0)
PSC 516	Environmental Politics and Policy	3(3-0)

Total: 19-21 semester hours